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This documentary is worth considering. It is looooonnnnng (2:12) and far reaching (definitely conspiratorial). It includes many upsetting allegations or assertions. However it is not necessary to accept every proposition in order to see some overall merit.  Many of the … Continue reading →

The usual parade of clueless commentators are scrambling to explain the ongoing plunge in risk assets worldwide. One of today’s “shocker” headlines is captured in the below clip: “Crude oil futures extended declines after the U.S. Energy Department said stockpiles … Continue reading →

Kevin O’Leary surfed the wave of his TV notoriety to attract money into the funds he launched just after the market crash in 2008. And he was very successful at bringing in more than a billion in capital via the … Continue reading →

Pimco’s Mark Kiesel and Gary Shilling debate US housing prices. Housing is an example of how the downdraft of bubble excess has a gravity greater than all the government intervention to stop the natural, inevitable course of mean reversion. One … Continue reading →

More on the real life harm stemming from the insistence to maintain the status quo ideology of a common currency in the Eurozone. I think the most helpful perspective on present conditions is not to think that the economy will … Continue reading →

Forget Facebook. Michael A. Gayed, chief investment strategist at Pension Partners LLC, talks about an alarming spread between junk bond prices (falling) and long treasury prices (rising). This spread typically leads equity markets and has previously served as a warning … Continue reading →

Sen. Jeff Merkley, (D-OR), provides a preview of today’s hearing in Congress and discusses JPMorgan’s $2 billion trading blunder, and why he thinks banks used for loans should not be in the hedge fund business. Here is the direct link. … Continue reading →

Black Swan author Nassim Taleb talks to the BBC on the economic genocide of current policies where taxpayers backstop risk takers. It is not that JP Morgan recently had bad luck, the reckless habits of levered risk seeking have always … Continue reading →

I sat down with Kerry Lutz at the NY Hard Assets conference discussing recent trends, risks and opportunities in world markets. Here is a direct link. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

Danielle was a guest today with Phil Mackesy of Talk Digital Network discussing recent developments in the world economy and markets. You can listen to a audio clip here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a … Continue reading →

The usual suspects are populating the airwaves this week with a slew of nonsense and harmful advice. Most frequently you will hear long- always managers and commentators without any meaningful investment discipline, recommending stocks every day of the week. None … Continue reading →

12-year-old Victoria Grant giving a lecture at a recent Public Banking Institute conference has spread via the Internet. In it, Grant talks about the history of the Canadian banking system and the effects of ‘collusion’ between governments and financial institutions. … Continue reading →

I have been saying this for years, but it is always nice to hear others admitting the truth about modern investment bankers: they are an accident waiting to happen. Reckless risk-taking on the tax payer tab must end. This is … Continue reading →

In September 2009 National Geographic did a memorable feature on “The Mannahatta Project”, the remarkable work of dozens of historians and scientists led by landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson to uncover the ecological origins of the land that is modern New … Continue reading →

Economic Cycle Research Institute’s Lakshman Achuthan on The News Hub discusses why he believes the U.S. economy is heading back into recession in the next several months. Here is the direct link. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for … Continue reading →